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No. 894,699.; PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

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PAPER BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1908.

Application filed May 3, 1907. Serial No. 371,700.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORETON MOUNTFORD ROLLEsTONE, a citizen of theUnited States of America, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fultonand State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in PaperBoxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper boxes, and one of the principal objectsof the same is to provide a paper box which can be readilyfolded tooccupy but little space, and which can be readily extended for use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a box'having inwardlyfolding sides and ends which lie within the outline of the bottom of thebox when folded, and to provide a cover in which the surrounding flangeis also foldable within the outline of the cover in order that the boxand cover may be packed in a small compass to be readily expansible foruse.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hat box made in accordance with myinvention, said box being shown expanded and the cover secured theretoby a string. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the body portion of the boxfolded. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the inner side of the cover withtheflange thereof folded down.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the body por- I tion of the boxpartially opened out. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one side and oneend of the box blank. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of the box.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates the sides and end portions of thebox, and 2 is the bottom of the same. The sides of the box are providedwith inturned flanges 3 secured to the bottom 2 of the box, and inclinedfolding creases 4 extend from the corners near the bottom of the box tothe top thereof, and a short inclined folding crease 5 extends from thetop edge of the sides down to the crease 4 a slight distance below thetop edge of the box.

One side and one end of the box may be formed of a single piece of paperor cardboard, as shown in Fig. 5, said blankbeing Scored at 6 and bentto form one of the corners, and at one edge of the blank a flange orpasting strip 7 is provided which is bent at right angles and secured tothe other section of the side ofthe box. A tape or cord 8 is secured tothe opposite sides of the box, said tape or cord adapted to be used forexpanding the box after it has been colla sed, and also for securing thecover on the ox.

The box body, made up of two such sections as that shown in Fig. 5 andproperly united to the bottom, may be folded, as shown in Fig. 2 bypressing the sides of the box inward, as shown in Fig. 4, thetriangulFar portions 9 being interlocked, as shown in The cover 10 isprovided with a downwardly extending flange 11, and said flange isfoldable against the body portion of the cover, by being scored u ontheline 12 at each corner, as shown in ig. 8.

From the foregoing it will be obvious tha a paper box made in accordancewith my in vention can be quickly folded within the outline of thebottom of the box, and that the box may be quickly expanded by pullingoutward upon the tapes 8, and that the cover extending in an inclineddirection from one of the lower corners to the upper edge thereof, andwith a second score line extending from the upper edge of the side ofthe box to said inclined score, whereby the sides of the box are adaptedto fold upon the bottom, a suitable cover for said box, and tapessecured to opposite sides of the box, said tapes serving both to openthe body of the box and to tie the cover thereof, substantially asdescribed.

' In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

' MORETON MOUN'IFORD ROLLESTONE.

